Sunday, November 13, 2005
In the words of Tenacious D
"We've done it, we fucking did it"
WE WON INTRMURAL COED SOCCER and for a man who has been away from this Lemiwinks page far too long, it seems that there is no better way to return...as a champion.
Championes, Championes ooo ooo ooo ooo
This years team looked no different than last. A group of hung over college kids crawling out of bed on Sunday mornings to catch that 2:00 game. We have a couple of ex-highschool athletes, some hard hitting women, some loud talkers, and me a kid who gave up the sport in 8th grade but felt the need to join a team and win a championship.
Time was running out for these kids. 3 years into college and no shirt begins to get worrisome, especially because many of the players have lost in not one, but two championship games. Being at a game where that final whistle blows have to see the other team recieve their championship has made me cry like a girl.
For Guts and Glory
The stakes of course or immense, not only pride, but a championship shirt.
"A shirt?" you say "Whats the big deal?"
This isn't any shirt. These shirts glow with gold, they make you walk quicker, jump higher, pick up more chicks. Let's face...if you're enjoying yourself on a Friday or Saturday night and you aproach a female, the guy with the intramural shirt always has the advantage. He is a proven winner.
Semifinals
After enjoying a season of success we walked into Championship Sunday with the #1 seed. After the start of the game it would be all "Smooth Operators" from the start. Chris "I don't know how to score in the regular season" got a goal as well as Donlon, Chris A, and JP to take an easy 4-2 victory to make it to the championship game. Brownbear was warned by not one, but two refs for his demeaning comments to the enemy. Funny thing is Brownbear elected not to play this year and this was the only game he showed up to to cheer all year. I guess it's not ok to scream and point "Good Goalie, Bad Goalie, Good Goalie, Bad Goalie" seconds after the opposing goalie nearly suffered a concussion due to a flattening by Brian Dunn.
Brian Dunn is one of the only people on the team with a real name. Name's like Frank Hartog, Chris Grail, and Sandelwitz were ready for the final test.
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME!!!!!
This was it, for all the nuts in the basket, for all the marbles in the bag, for all the shits in the pits...ummm.....
The game would be played against Thyroid Lightening, the exact team we lost to a year before in the championships. The opponents were made up of what I believe are a bunch of graduate students. Last year their goalie looked 35 and I'm pretty sure someone had a kid. This year's "Thyroids" looked younger, but quicker....just as dangerous.
The fans turned up in numbers. Orlando and Vanderhoff made a sign, Al put down his porn he downloaded onto his video ipod and the game began. Donlon did his usual of pushing poor innocent girls while Coach Mathe called them "sluts and bitches" from the sideline. Al used his breakfast of "chocolate chip pancakes, waffle fries, and a cheeseburger" to help propel him to some early saves. The evenly played game went into the half scoreless.
With Sunlight running out Captian Dunn pulled the team together for some half time words....which I wasn't paying attention to and forgot what he said.
Second half started with quick fire in the steps of our starters and Chris Grail found some new found speed as he ran past the defense, and pushed one home for 1-0 smooth operator lead. I was quickly given the name of Black Widow(because Mathe thought it amusing I was wearing all black) and slipped into the darkness as we tried to hold the lead. Arvy did some juking, we did some subbing and the final whistle would blow
1-0 The championship is ours!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
As Bradley Robinson (Brownbears friend who resides in Landsdale PA said after knowledge of the victory) " it was a team effort, im just glad to be a part of it". Brad was hundreds of miles away and I'm not sure of his exact involvment, but it's good to know he's there for us
I can now die a happy man. I can leave Quinnipiac complete. I can now say I am an intramural champion
Here is to the 2005 Division 2 co-ed champions!!!
